How to have a good "modern" marriage -- Vintage TV ThursdayOne of the reasons I find the post WWII period so interesting is it was a time of social and technological change for our country. While the men were gone to…

7 FREE Printable ValentinesTomorrow is Valentines Day -- Are you ready? If the day has snuck up on your and your kids, not to fear! You don't have to run out to the store to buy expensive (but cheaply made) Valentines…

How do you know it's love? -- Vintage TV ThursdayAh, Valentines day is around the corner and romance is in the air. . . So I thought today I'd share a vintage film about LOVE!

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Recipes

How come kids come home from school starving every day? I swear I make them eat breakfast before they head out in the morning and then they really do have a packed lunch. Somehow the refrian still is when they come thundering in the back door “Mom! Is there anything to eat?”. Walmart asked me,… Keep Reading

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Make Do & Mend

Here at the Frugal Village Homestead we handle car purchases one of two ways. 1) We buy a new car and keep it for a long, long time or 2) We buy a good condition used car. Yankee Bill’s philosophy is that if you add up all the repair costs you spend in a year,… Keep Reading

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DIY

I love creative challenges–so you know I was all over it when Rustoleum and Walmart asked me if I wanted to participate in a “Mystery Box” campaign as part of the Walmart Moms. They offered to send each of us random items that we were to transform using Rustoleum paints and/or stains. How much fun… Keep Reading

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